Hog-waterer



M. V. WIDHELM.

HOG WATERER. APPLICATION HL'ED'1AN..19. 1920.

Patented Aug. 24, 1920.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARGARET V. WIDHELIVI, OF FREIVIIONT, NERASKA.

Application filed. January 19, 1920.

To all whom# may concern.'

Be it known that I, MARGARET V. WID- HELM, a citizen of the United States, residing at F rement, in the county of Dodge and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hog- Vaterers, of which the following is a speci` ication. This invention relates to means for supplying water to hogs and other live stockand has for its object the provision of a sanitary drinking fountain for hogs. Incidental objects of the invention will appear as the description of the same proceeds.

r111e invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a watering device embodying my improvements;

Fig. 2 is a. transverse section of the same;

Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. l is a detail perspective view of the watering pan or receptacle.

In carrying out the invention, I employ an outer casing 1 which is preferably cylindrical and is reinforced at its lower end by a ring 2 of angle iron whereby it may rest upon the ground without unduly digging into the same and will sustain the weight of the apparatus. lVithin thisouter casing,

I provide a tank 3 which is of such diameter as to provide an air space between itself and the casing and is supported therein by intersecting braces 1 secured to the inner wall of the casing. VThe tank 3 is provided with a clean-out opening in its bottom which is normally closed by a plug 5v and in the wall of the casingbelow the tank is an opening `G normally closed by a slide 7 through which access may be easily had to the plug when it is necessary to clean the tank. The tank is further provided in its top with a vent 8 which is normally closed but may be opened when the tank is to be filled to permit escape of any air which might otherwise be trapped within the tank by the inllowing water. The casing is constructed with a cover 9 which is preferably conical in form, as shown, so that it will amply accommodate the vent 8 and a brace 10 is provided between the top of the tank and the cover 9 to prevent collapse of the y cover and consequent injury to the vent. In

the cover is provided a filling opening 11 which is located at such point that the vent may be easily reached through the same and Specification ofLetters Patent.

.I HOG-WATERER.

Serial No. 352,249.

p this opening is normally covered and closed yby a gate 12 pivoted on the cover and provided-with a hooked tongue 13 adapted to engage under a keeper 14 on the cover. f funnel 15 is formed inthe top of the tank immediately under the opening 11 and the spout 16 of said funnel extends downwardly in the tank to point near the bottom of the same, as clearly shown. A screen 17 extends across the funnel 15 to permit water to pass but arrest foreign matter therein.

At diametrically opposite points of the casing 1, provide hoods 18 which may be of any preferred form and are illustrated as substantially rectangular housings each having an opening 19 in its outer side. A shelf 20 is provided within the housing 18 and a pan or receptacle 21 is placed on and supported by said shelf. The pan fits withir. the housing in spaced relationfthereto and is provided in its outer side wall with a slotor` opening 22. A nipple or spout 23 is provided on the side of the tank and eX- tends through a properly disposed opening in the wall of the casing to admit water to the housing 18, the water flowing around the pan and entering it through the opening` 22. Above said opening 22, a horizontal partition 24 is provided Vwithin the pan and openings 25 therein permit the water Vto rise to the space above the partition. lWithin the housing 18 above the opening 19, I mount a swinging door or guard .27 which will normally extend over said opening 19, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, and this guard should be of such length vthat its lowerl edge will impinge against the front wall of thehousing below the opening 19 and thereby prevent the guard swinging through the opening.

The walls of the housing are continued below the shelf 20 and a floor or shelf 28 is supported by said walls andthe ring 2 as shown in Fig. 2. A heater 29 is supported on each floor or shelf 28 in position to play upon the shelf 2O and prevent freezing of the water in the pan. It will also be noted that the heater is supported above the ground so that it cannot be frozen thereto.

In filling the tank, corks or other plugs are placed in the openings 22. The gate 12 is then swung so as to uncover the filling opening 11 and the vent 8 is opened. Water is then poured through the opening 11 into the funnel 15 and will pass through the spout 16 thereof into the tank to till the same, after Patented Aug. 24, 1920.V

' nipple 23 thereby sealing said nipple and preventing .further Vflow of the-water outV through the same. The gate 12 will then be swung to closed position to prevent dust and dirt entering the funnel 15 and the device lwill be ready for use.v An animal desiring to drink will insert his head'through the opening 19 and will push-the guard 27 upwardly andV inwardly, as'indicated by the dottedlines Iin Fig. 2, thereby obtaining aen cess to the water in the pan 21. As theY animal withdraws his head after drinking, theV guard will, by its own weight swing to the closed position and willprotect the water in the pan from the weather, also preventing the entrance of contaminating dust and dirt. As the animal drinks, additional water will flow from the tank into the pan so that a constant supply lwill be maintained therein as long as water remains in the tank.

It will be readily noted that my stock waterer is very simple in construction and may be produced at a low cost. The pan 21 is easily Vremovable through the opening 19 so that it may bev readily cleaned as frequently as may seemdesirable, and it will be noted ythat this pan is'complete in itself and of such construction that it ywill aid in maintaining a sanitary supply of water for the animals.

AThe animal drinks from the upper portion of the pan'and the partition 24 therein prevents him from inserting his head so far i f that the dirt which may collect in the bottom of the panwill be stirred up. Moreover, the

' animal cannot get his nose so far below the surface that he will blow the water from the v pan or the housing, a sanitary condition in and around the device being thus assured. Any dirt that maypossibly be carried into Vthe p an on the animals head will drain through the .openings in the partition 211 and collect in the bottom of the pan whence it may be easily removed through the slot 22 when the p an is withdrawn from the housing for cleaning. When the pan is in the housing, the slot 22 should always be at the outer side so that any dirt which may be in the panwill not be drawn back into the tank. 'Inasmuch as thetanklisclosed on all sides n and also protected by the outer casing and thecover thereof, contamination of the water in the tank is not apt to occur but there may be some sediment deposited by the water and occasional cleaning of the tank is desirable.

This cleaning of the tank may be accomplished by removing the plug 5 and then iushing the tank through the spout .16 as will be readily'understood.

` Having thus described the invention7 what is claimed as new is:

1.v A stock-watering apparatus comprising a tank, a housing disposed at one side of the tank and provided with an opening in its front wall, a shelf in the housing below said opening, a drinking pan removably supported on said shelf and'in communication with the tank, and a guard extending across the pan below the upper edges of the walls of the same and providedwith an opening. Y ,a

2. A stock-watering apparatus comprising a casingk having a filling opening in its top, a gate arranged to cover said opening, a ltank supported within the casing and provided in its top with a vent and with a funnel arranged below the opening in the top of the tank, a clean-out plug in the bottom of the tank, an outlet in Aone side of the tank,

, a housing on the casing around the said outlet, and a drinking pan removably supported within said housing and provided with an opening in itsouter side wall and having.

a horizontal perforated partition above said opening. v .y Y

A stock-'watering apparatus comprising a casing, a'tank supported in the casing, a housingon the outer side of the casing having upper and lower shelves, the space above the upper shelf being inY communication with the tank, a pan supported on the upper shelf and provided in its outer wall with an opening through which water may enter or sediment be removed, a perforated horizontal partition in said pan above said opening, Y and a heater supported on the lowerl shelf. l

In testimony whereof l affix my signature.

MARGARET V. WIDHELM. [L. s] 

